William Kamkwamba from “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” is quite the peculiar child. Even though he lives in a very poor city and country he is still curious enough to learn about electricity, intelligent enough to understand it’s concepts and determined to harness it himself. Throughout the book William shows many examples of how these traits defined him. Without these traits, Williams journey to becoming a successful engineer would’ve never started.
The trait that began Williams journey was curiosity. The first science books William borrowed was Integrated Science and Explaining physics. The reason he chooses these was to answer questions he had about them “One picture had a man in a shiny silver suit walking on the moon. “What’s happening here?” I asked Gilbert. “Why is he wearing this?” (Kamkwamba, Mealer, 162). William had the same experience with Explaining Physics and without these questions, William would’ve never discovered his interest in science and the many marvelous diagrams that lead him to success. …show more content…
Even without a proper education, William was able to excel in advanced subjects, this is even noticed by his intelligent friends and colleagues. “ “He needs to continue his education and develop his abilities”… “ This boy has special talent… We need people like this in the government!” (Kamkwamba, Mealer, 255-257). Williams talents to understand engineering were so impressive that citizens even thought he was qualified for a government
The trait that began Williams journey was curiosity. The first science books William borrowed was Integrated Science and Explaining physics. The reason he chooses these was to answer questions he had about them “One picture had a man in a shiny silver suit walking on the moon. “What’s happening here?” I asked Gilbert. “Why is he wearing this?” (Kamkwamba, Mealer, 162). William had the same experience with Explaining Physics and without these questions, William would’ve never discovered his interest in science and the many marvelous diagrams that lead him to success. …show more content…
Even without a proper education, William was able to excel in advanced subjects, this is even noticed by his intelligent friends and colleagues. “ “He needs to continue his education and develop his abilities”… “ This boy has special talent… We need people like this in the government!” (Kamkwamba, Mealer, 255-257). Williams talents to understand engineering were so impressive that citizens even thought he was qualified for a government